Nursing Assistant II (Per Diem) - Intermediate Neurosciences & ENT Unit

Nursing Assistant II

Nursing Assistant II is needed for the new Intermediate Neurosciences and Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery (ENT) Unit at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC.

This is a Per Diem/ at-will position requiring the ability to work a minimum of 24 hours every month; Shifts are for rotating days & nights, 12 hours (7am-7:30pm & 7pm-7:30am), with weekend and holiday rotation.

The new Intermediate Neurosciences and Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery (ENT) Unit is an 18-bed intermediate care unit efficiently designed to provide high quality specialized and compassionate care. Staff members are challenged by the pace of the unit and the great variety of the patients they serve! Teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration are hallmarks for this unit while providing expert "Carolina Care" to the patients and families we serve. Our ONE GREAT TEAM facilitates admissions, treatments, transfers, and discharges of patients 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

This new unit is scheduled to open in the Summer of 2026!

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Summary: Provides routine direct and indirect patient care in a hospital, clinic or home health care setting. All work performed is under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician.

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care activities such as bathing, dressing, feeding, assisting with ambulation. Measure and record vital signs, and patient height and weight. May be responsible for specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, and/or postural drainage. Performs Oxygen room set-up and monitors oxygen flow-rate, performs oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning, tracheostomy care, fecal impaction removal, sterile dressing change wound irrigation for wounds that are 48 hours old, IV fluid assembly and monitoring, IV site care and discontinue peripheral IV, ostomy irrigation and care, urinary catheterization and irrigation, performs established oral, nasogastric, and gastrostomy tube feedings.
• Provide clinical support assistance to include, but not limited to, cleaning the work area, maintaining office equipment, troubleshooting common software and hardware problems, changing linens, checking supply inventory, re-stocking supplies, transporting patients/ supplies/ specimens, and assisting in the orientation of new employees and students.
• Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies.
• Reinforce routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or physician and document patient understanding of instructions. Distributes patient education materials at the request of patients and/or health care providers.
• Provide administrative and clerical support including PI audits and data entry.

Education and Experience Requirements

Education Requirements: High School diploma or General Education Development (GED)

Licensure/Certification Requirements: Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Listed as Nursing Assistant II with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Professional Experience Requirements: Prefer six (6) months of nursing assistant experience

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Fluent in verbal and written English language and able to develop basic computer skills.